Did you know the Central Arkansas Library System and the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society have partnered to make fourteen telescopes available for lending to CALS cardholders? The telescopes are 4.5″ Orion StarBlast Newtonian instruments that gather several hundred times more light than the unaided eye and magnify up to 56 times. They are particularly suited to observing the moon and the brighter planets,
One of the great pleasures of summer is lounging on the beach or a pool deck and reading a good book. But what to read? The staff at Fletcher Library has some suggestions. Today’s theme: the morning swim with coffee.
This year, volcanoes have simmered in Hawaii and erupted in Guatemala, at great human cost. After tragedy, we have questions that are scientific, mythical, and personal. How well can scientists predict when lava will flow and ash rain from the sky? How do human beings live with the constant threat that the earth will crack open to send a river of fire over their homes?
It’s cliché because it’s true: the book really is better than the movie. Before the forthcoming movies based on these books debut, check out the source material used by the filmmakers.
Our libraries offer a warm welcome and free crafting sessions for adults and teens! Time to get together for some funky, original arts and crafts projects that will take you straight to your happy creative place.
Makers have a chance to unleash paints, markers, clay, and more in workshops across all library branches through June,
Talented young musicians are inspiring kids throughout the library system with live music as well as a chance to put hands on musical instruments and even play the violin.
This free interactive music lesson with members of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra will take place throughout June and July at many branches of the Central Arkansas Library System as part of the CALS Summer Reading Club,
It’s not easy to get 6th graders to laugh as hard as preschoolers at the same funny children’s show.
Craig O’Neill of TV’s Channel 11 pulls it off as the ringleader of a rockin’ good time called “Libraries Rock Paper Scissors.”
Meanwhile, he’s also sneakily luring young people to love books as part of the CALS “Libraries Rock” Summer Reading Club.
Our ambition at CALS has been to make the new cals.org among the best library websites in the country. While we hope the new site is easier to use and more enjoyable to browse, we know that any website requires constant improvement and care. So, if you’ve got a question, comment, or concern about the new cals.org,
Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. Give a donation in someone’s name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 or calsfoundation@cals.org.
Spreading your gift out through monthly contributions is a great solution for your budget and ours. Your monthly donation provides ongoing and predictable support we can count on to fund educational and cultural programming for the patrons, communities, and neighborhoods being served by CALS.
Leave your legacy with a planned gift that can help ensure quality materials, programming, and services for our libraries. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 or calsfoundation@cals.org.
Or, sign up for Kroger Rewards and a portion of your purchases at Kroger will be donated to the CALS Foundation. Simply go to krogercommunityrewards.com, click “Create an Account” to sign in, and select CALS Foundation as your organization to support.
If you would like to make a donation by check, print this donation form, fill it out and mail it with your check to:
Central Arkansas Library System
100 Rock Street
Little Rock, AR. 72201
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